Why the 2025 Inauguration Matters
Democracy requires engagement from everyone, even when there’s disagreement On January 20, Donald Trump will take an oath to once again become the President of the United States in a […]
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CategoriesBlogBuilding Bridges, Not Divides: BridgeUSA’s Record-Breaking Fall Semester!
More young people than ever joined civil political discussions in Fall 2024 This fall, a movement of constructive dialogue and disagreement swept across college and high school campuses nationwide. In […]
CategoriesBlogA Look Back at the Issues That Fueled Gen Z in 2024
What issues determined the youth vote in 2024? 2024 just might be remembered as the election year–not just an election year and not just in the United States, but around […]
CategoriesBlog Student POVsPolitical Violence Doesn’t Have To Be Inevitable After This Election
Political Violence Doesn’t Have To Be Inevitable After This Election Adam Calder As all of my friends know, I’m a political junkie. Each day, I wake up excited—not because I’m […]
CategoriesBlogIn the face of a divided election, BridgeUSA students weigh in.
First-Time Voters Discuss Voting for Trump or Harris As President Jessica Carpenter For over 8 million young Americans, the 2024 election will be their first chance to cast their vote. […]
CategoriesBlogThe 2024 Election is Gen Z’s to Make. And Not Because of the Memes.
Adam Calder Many young Americans will cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time this year. I’m one of them. If you thought that Gen Z was […]
CategoriesBlogLSU’s BridgeUSA and TPUSA Chapters Discuss Political Violence
Finding someone on a college campus who does not know who Charlie Kirk is would be a difficult task. “Charlie Kirk” has become synonymous with the conservative movement on college […]
CategoriesBlogBipartisan Debate Watch Parties Show Young People Care About Democracy
In an era where political polarization seems to dominate every conversation, BridgeUSA is proving that bipartisan dialogue is not only possible, but essential for the future of democracy. This fall, […]
CategoriesBlogBridgeUSA Chapters Captivate Their Campuses This Fall
Adam Calder This fall, a record number of new BridgeUSA college chapters are starting up on campus! Eighteen new chapters, along with their presidents, officers, and faculty advisors set out […]
CategoriesBlogYoung People Show That Democracy is Still Alive in 2024
Adam Calder Last month, over a hundred young chapter leaders from across the country–even as far as Hawaii– huddled for a weekend in a balmy, but characteristically breezy, downtown Chicago. […]
CategoriesBlogA new kind of political compass: The BridgeUSA Temperament Scale
The BridgeUSA Team For the past few years, we’ve all watched conversations about issues we care about be taken over by political toxicity and hyper-partisanship. The loudest and most extreme […]
CategoriesBlogColumbia U.’s Firestorm Is Just the Beginning. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Respond
Manu Meel This piece was originally published on the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Read the story here. While the firestorm at Columbia University is the latest instance of campus protests sliding into hostility […]
CategoriesBlogWhat We Can Learn From the Civil War Movie
Jessica Carpenter Originally published on AllSides.com. This blog is in collaboration with AllSides, a nonpartisan media group focused on strengthening our democratic society with balanced news, media bias ratings, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. Disturbing. […]
CategoriesBlogWhy We Disagree on “Truth” in 2023 and How We Can Change That
Jessica Carpenter Originally published on AllSides.com. This blog is in collaboration with AllSides, a nonpartisan media group focused on strengthening our democratic society with balanced news, media bias ratings, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. In […]
CategoriesBlog20 Days in Norway Taught Me More About U.S. Politics Than 20 Years in the U.S.
Sophie Holtzman In September 2022, I received an email from Julia Jackman, an Arizona State University alum familiar with the BridgeUSA movement, with the subject line “Dialogue opportunity in Norway- […]
